Air France has launched its brand-new Business seat, with “the highest industry standards in comfort and onboard technology”. The seat features a sliding door that allows passengers to create a private space.
Air France has launched its brand-new Business seat, with “the highest industry standards in comfort and onboard technology”. The seat features a sliding door that allows passengers to create a private space.
Jazeera Airways is enhancing the passenger experience and delivering critical business outcomes with the installation of Burrana’s innovative USB in-seat power solution on its Airbus A320 and A321 fleets.
Hawaiian Airlines has unveiled its Boeing 787 Dreamliner interior and a new class of premium service – the Leihōkū Suites, combining “evocative cabin design and unparalleled service”. Hawaiian’s 787 enters service early next year.
Air New Zealand has revealed more details about its Skynest – the world’s first sleep pods in the sky. The airline expects Skynest to be a real game-changer, adding more flexibility to the economy travel experience.
Content plans: Discussion on recovering bags with passengers – how do we collectively improve? The September virtual meeting will include a focus on the RUSH process for quick recovery of mishandled bags, highlighting automation, expediency and passenger visibility.
Find out more >>Content plans: A Future Travel Experience webinar, developed in partnership with IDEMIA, on the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered facial recognition in travel. This webinar will deep-dive into the CX and customer service aspects of AI at airports, with a special focus on bias, biometrics and cybersecurity. Organisations confirmed to speak include U.S. CBP, TSA, Alaska Airlines, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and IDEMIA.
Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Discussion centring on check-in – what is the future for a seamless experience? The next in-person members meeting, taking place alongside FTE Global, will examine what future bag drops will look like, as well as tagging, capacity and flow enhancements.
Find out more >>Content plans: Retailing innovation in Los Angeles and exploring the utilisation of the Metaverse and other new technologies in travel retail.
Find out more >>Content plans: Under the theme of "Transforming Air Transport”, air transport leaders from across the globe will gather in LA to learn, collaborate, and be inspired to elevate their organisation’s passenger experience, business performance, innovation, and sustainability strategies.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Discussion on outbound baggage loading and movement – what will this look like in five years? November’s in-person members meeting will explore areas including loading, movement, scanning, load cells, and more.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: The final virtual members meeting of 2024 will focus on the “year in review”, while also providing an update on current Proof of Concepts and looking ahead to plans for 2025.
Find out more >>IndiGo is installing RECARO Aircraft Seating’s BL3710 economy class seat on its fleet of 75 brand-new A321/A320neo aircraft to “elevate the overall travel experience for customers, providing them with more comfort and convenience”.
New airline Riyadh Air has announced an order of up to 72 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Plans include digital innovation at every passenger touchpoint, state-of-the-art cabin interiors and next-generation IFEC.
AirJapan, All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) new airline brand for medium-haul international routes, has unveiled select products and services to be introduced on its inaugural flights from February 2024.
SWISS is to offer travellers a totally new and more personalised ‘SWISS Senses’ travel experience from 2025. The centrepiece of the new customer product is a redesigned cabin for the airline’s long-haul aircraft.
Dr. Björn Becker, Head of Program Future Intercont Experience, Lufthansa Group, shares how the launch of Lufthansa Allegris redefines the airline’s approach to long-haul travel, plus its innovative use of the Metaverse.
Qantas has unveiled prototypes of the First and Business cabins on the Airbus A350 aircraft that will fly passengers non-stop from Australia to New York and London from late 2025.
Air India has signed letters of intent with Airbus and Boeing to acquire a total of 470 widebody and single-aisle aircraft, as part of its “transformation journey” that includes customer service and technology.
Condor’s new Airbus A330neo long-haul aircraft will feature a “completely new flight experience and more comfort than ever” with the Prime Seat in its Business Class cabin.
Tiina Tissari, Vice President, Customer Experience and Products, Finnair, shares the airline’s new retail approach, how its digital innovation is providing a seamless passenger experience, and its elevated long-haul concept.
The first 777-300 ERs equipped with Air France’s latest long-haul cabins are now operating on routes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to New York-JFK, Rio de Janeiro and Dakar in a “new major step in Air France’s move upmarket”.
SWISS has begun installing its new Premium Economy Class on its Airbus A340-300 fleet, with “greater seating comfort, enhanced service, and wider choice of meals”.
Air China has introduced a “minisuite in the sky” with installation of Recaro’s lie-flat business class seat on its A350s, featuring “additional privacy features and premier living space”.
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